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Kelantan are building for an exciting season including AFC Cup action, will they be able to play
their home games in Kota Bahru, and are taking advantage of new rules that allow them to sign
foreigners.
In has come Lebanese striker Mohamed Ghaddar for example. He has proved a regular scorer for his
national team, 26 goals in 46 games according to Wiki.
Reports in Indonesia today suggest that Kelantan and Malaysia goalkeeper Khairul Fahmie is a
target for Persib Bandung. Fahmie, who has impressed many with his performances for the national
team on the way to winning the AFF Cup last year and the SEA Games earlier this week.
However his coach at Kelantan, Englishman Peter Butler, has said that Fahmie is going
nowhere.
With former West Ham player Peter Butler back in the hot seat Kelantan are lining up a busy pre
season ahead of the new season that begins in January.
Last Friday they defeated the Maldives national team in a friendly in KL with an estimated 7,000
fans cheering them on. New Ghanaian striker Dennis Antwi scored both goals.
There was never any doubt, was there. Group B was a formality for Vietnam and Myanmar, just a kick
around ahead of the semis.
Myanmar technically looked good but a lack of pace up front held them back most of the game. They
may argue they won 4-0 but it was the Philippines they were playing, not Brazil.
Being reported that Peter Butler, who used to play for West Ham United, will soon be back at the
helm of Kelantan. Malaysia Football says the former coach of SAFFC, Persiba, Kelantan and Yangon
United will return to his old desk next month.
A Persiba fan website is suggesting Peter Butler is in pole position for a return to Persiba.
The former West Ham player has coached there previously of course before going on a one man ASEAN
tour taking in Kelantan, Yangon United and BEC Tero.
It's not been the best of times for the British contingent in the Thai Premier League. Coach David
Booth was sacked from Si Sa Ket. Peter Butler was sacked from BEC Tero. Bryan Robson and Steve
Darby quit from their posts with the Thai national team. Scotsman Steven Robb went a couple of
months without getting paid.
Les Rosbifs is confirming that Bryan Robson and Steve Darby have quit from their positions as chief
coach and the other guy of the Thai National team.
The announcement comes ahead of Thailand's World Cup qualifying campaign for which there has been
zero preparation...a trend in Thailand over recent years.
A couple of years back I was looking forward to seeing Persija play Persiba. The reason? Persiba
were coached by former West Ham player Peter Butler and I thought he would make an interesting
interview.
Anyway, ahead of the game he only went and got the sack. Most frustrating but hey. That's football
as they all say.
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery then two time Thai Premier League champions Muang
Thong United should be feeling dead chuffed. Because BEC Tero are looking to recapture past glory
and the step is packing their underachieving squad with former Muang Thong players.
But first coach Peter Butler, formerly of SAFFC, Persiba, Kelantan and Yangon United, had a bloody
great hole to fill.
